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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • m_mrszenab@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrszenab4all@helpthepoor.org" <mrszenabmalik91@mail.mn>
Reply-To: mrszenab1980@live.com
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 14:53:40 +0200
Subject: Dear beloved


*Dear Beloved ,

Please bring out time and read this email. It is by the grace of his
almighty, knowing the truth and the truth has set me free. Having known the
truth, I had no choice than to do what is lawful and right in the sight of
God for eternal life and in the sight of man for witness of Gods mercy and
glory upon my life.

I am Mrs Zenab Malik .I am married to Engr. Nirvana Malik who worked with
Chevron/Texaco in London for twenty years before he died in the year 2004.We
were married for twenty-seven years without a child. He was held hostage and
slain to death by protesting youths of the region.

Before his death we were both born again christians. Since his death I
decided not to re-marry. When my late husband was alive he deposited $22
million usd with a security company (bank). Presently, this money is still
with the bank and the management just wrote me as the beneficiary to come
forward to receive the money or rather issue a letter of authorisation to
somebody to receive it on my behalf if I can not come over.

Presently, I`m with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing
treatment for cancer of the lungs. I have since lost my ability to talk and
hear well and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to
live.It is my last wish to see that this money is invested and at the end of
every year distributed among charity organisation,churches and orphanage
home.

I want a person that is trustworthy that will use this money to fund
churches, mosques, orphanages and widows . I took this decision because i
know that there are alot of poor people suffering from different kind of
disease and nobody to come to their aid. With God all things are possible. I
also took this decision because I don`t have any child That will inherit
this money and I don`t Want my husbands Hard-earned money to be misused by
unbelievers.

I am not afraid of Death hence I know where I am Going. I know that I Am
Going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 Says that the Lord
will fight my course and I shall Hold my peace If you know truthfully that
you can do exactly what i wish to use this money to do,Please write me back
with your full name and phone number. I want somebody that will use this
fund for the service of God and humanity. If you can honestly,do this that i
request,I will be glad to hand you over the said $22millionusd. I hope to
hear from you.

Remain Blessed
MRS ZENAB MALIK
(**mrszenab1980@live.com* <mrszenab1980@live.com>*) OR
(**m_mrszenab@yahoo.com* <m_mrszenab@yahoo.com>*) *

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